Single-player games like Hero Academy
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Hero Academy, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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The Red Cathedral
Single-player alternative to Hero Academy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Hero Academy.
The Red Cathedral is a fun turn-based strategy game for 1 to 4 players. Manage your resources well to build the cathedral better than anyone else and thus win the Tsar's favor.
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Antihero
Single-player alternative to Hero Academy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hero Academy.
Run a Thieves Guild in a gas-lit Victorian city! Antihero is a fast-paced digital board game with an (Oliver) Twist. Recruit street urchins, hire thugs, start a gang, upgrade your guild, steal everything... and bribe, blackmail, and assassinate your way to victory.
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Warhammer 40,000: Regicide
Single-player alternative to Hero Academy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hero Academy.
Warhammer 40,000: Regicide is a brutal take on one of the greatest turn based strategy games of all time. Regicide fuses multiple phases of gameplay with dynamic action. Maneuver your army into place and unleash a devastating array of tactical abilities to crush your enemies.
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Battle Worlds: Kronos
Single-player alternative to Hero Academy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Hero Academy.
Battle Worlds: Kronos is a classic turn-based strategy game in the tradition of Battle Isle, Advance Wars and Panzer General. Have you ever wondered what games like that would look like today? Well, we did. As a result, we decided to develope Battle Worlds: Kronos.
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Steam: Rails to Riches
Single-player alternative to Hero Academy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hero Academy.
The official version of one of the best board games - Steam: Rails to Riches. Take control of a railway company, issue shares, build railroads, deliver goods along an network of tracks and stations and make profit to expand.
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Eight-Minute Empire
Single-player alternative to Hero Academy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hero Academy.
Eight-Minute Empire is the super-quick area control game requiring tough decisions. It’s easy to learn and perfect for when you only have a few minutes. ⏱
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Khet 2.0
Single-player alternative to Hero Academy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hero Academy.
Officially licensed version of the “Mensa Select” award-winning board game! The Laser Game Khet 2.0: Mind blowing laser fun for players ages 9-99. Using simple rules that can be learned in minutes players alternate turns moving Egyptian themed mirrored pieces, after which they fire their laser with the goal of blasting their opponents...
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Dominions 5 - Warriors of the Faith
Single-player alternative to Hero Academy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hero Academy.
In Dominions 5 you take control of a powerful being that rules a nation and aspires to godhood. The type of Pretender Gods can vary from magically powerful arch mages to huge titans or large monuments. Dominions is a deep 4x turn based strategy game with a very large variety of spells and units.
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Orcs Must Die! 2
Single-player alternative to Hero Academy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hero Academy.
You’ve tossed, burned and sliced them by the thousands – now orcs must die more than ever before! Grab a friend and slay orcs in untold numbers in this sequel to the 2011 AIAS Strategy Game of the Year from Robot Entertainment.
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Hero Academy 2
Single-player alternative to Hero Academy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Hero Academy.
Sequel to the original tactical strategy game, Hero Academy 2 adds card collection, deck building, and real-time matches!
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Orcs Must Die! 3
Single-player alternative to Hero Academy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hero Academy.
Slice, burn, toss, zap, grind and gib massive hordes of repugnant orcs in this long-awaited successor to the award-winning Orcs Must Die! series.
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Orcs Must Die!
Single-player alternative to Hero Academy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hero Academy.
Slice them, burn them, skewer them, and launch them - no matter how you get it done, orcs must die in this fantasy action-strategy game from Robot Entertainment.
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Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap
Single-player alternative to Hero Academy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hero Academy.
Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap combines chaotic third-person combat with devious trap-laying strategy. Enjoy endless replayability as your War Mage grows stronger through roguelite progression. Repel relentless orc hordes solo or with up to 4 players.
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Orcs Must Die! Unchained
Single-player alternative to Hero Academy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Hero Academy.
Orcs Must Die! Unchained takes the award-winning Orcs Must Die! action tower defense game to a whole new level with team-based gameplay! Bust skulls with your best pals in PvE co-op Survival, or put your teamwork to the real test in Sabotage Mode!